Joshua is back to the "old school"

Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) is doing everything possible to regain his former positions and be among the best heavyweights again. The Briton claims to have started using the old methods of training boxers from past eras.

“Recently I have been boxing a lot and I came across Ernie Shavers. Perhaps all boxers did it in his time, but Shavers is known as one of the strongest fighters of that era. He said that he chopped wood for preparation, and this was a form of strength and functional work. I began to devote a lot of time to these old methods. Chopping wood is good for explosive power and such. I adapted these methods, and by the way, this is good material for Instagram, ”Joshua said a week before the fight with Jermain Franklin.

Ernie Shavers (76-14-1, 70 KOs), who died six months ago, was one of the top heavyweight boxers of the 1970s, with Ken Norton and Jimmy Ellis on his record. The "Black Destroyer" also met with Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, the latter of whom noted the enormous power of the fighter from Alabama. Eight boxers whom Shavers defeated by knockout soon ended their careers, and in 2003 the popular magazine The Ring named him the tenth strongest puncher of all time.

“My real advice to current fighters is cut wood, gather hay bales, go back to the old natural training methods. My trainer Archie Moore once told me before the fight to go and cut wood for two weeks. I followed this advice and it changed my life. I would say that doing these things increases your punching power by at least 25 percent. Forget about lifting weights, it will only make you slower and stiffer. Weight is not good for a boxer, that's what I'm telling you. Get back to nature when you exercise,” Shavers said in 2011.

Look at this post on Instagram

Added, extensions koristuvachem @anthonyjoshua